Bangladesh Muslims attack Buddhist temples

•October 1, 2012

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Damaged statues at a Buddhist temple that was torched in Ramu in the coastal district of Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, Sunday, Sept. 30, 2012. Thousands of Bangladeshi Muslims angry over an alleged derogatory photo of the Islamic holy book Quran on Facebook set fires in at least 10 Buddhist temples and 40 homes near the southern border with Myanmar, authorities said Sunday. (AP Photo)

Hundreds of Buddhists who fled their southern Bangladesh villages in the wake of attacks by Muslims started returning home Oct. 1 amid heightened security and more than 160 arrests.